Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 vs Intel Atom Z3590

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which chip or processor is better? Comprehensive compare data of benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 vs Intel Atom Z3590, speed examination of GPUs Adreno 420 and PowerVR G6430.

This performance comparison includes two processors: Snapdragon 805 is gexa-core (Krait 450) and Atom Z3590 is quad-core (Moorefield). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A thorough review of all the specifications of the chips, to make it easier to read, is made by the table.

From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in software tests like Quadrant, Vellamo, Octane V2, Geekbench, Neocore, PassMark, WebXPRT 3, GFXBench, AnTuTu, 3DMark, Mozilla Kraken, PCMark, even the gaming performance of chips in Fortnite, Real Racing 3, Sniper 3D, Call of Duty: Mobile, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, PUBG, Mortal Kombat, Minecraft Bedrock etc.

After looking at the data of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which processors is better to buy Snapdragon 805 or Atom Z3590 and which chip is better for gaming: Madout2, Need for Speed No Limits, Asphalt 9, CSR Racing 2.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
CPU Benchmark
Based on Antutu and Geekbench score

Snapdragon 805

Atom Z3590

Battery life test
Power Consumption efficiency (how quickly the processor reduces the battery charge)

Snapdragon 805

19%

Atom Z3590

35%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 805

Atom Z3590

Antutu v10, 9

Antutu benchmark separately tests the performance of the CPU, GPU, and memory speed

	Snapdragon 805	Atom Z3590
Total score	59764	49101
CPU	16725	13755
GPU	22712	18661
MEM	9562	7866
UX	10760	8833

GeekBench 6, 5.2

This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Snapdragon 805	Atom Z3590
Single-Core	93	130
Multi-Core	328	600

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 805	Atom Z3590
Frequency	2700 MHz	2500 MHz
Cores	6	4
Bit	32	64
Lithography	28 nm	22 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.7 GHz Krait 450	4x2.5 GHz Moorefield
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR3
Max. Memory	6 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	933	1600
Memory bandwidth	6	13
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	128 KB	32 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	1 MB	8 MB
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8-A	ARMv8-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Snapdragon 805 is 7% better than Atom Z3590 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Snapdragon 805 has -2 more core than Atom Z3590. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Adreno 420	PowerVR G6430
GPU Frequency	600 MHz	640 MHz
GFloPS	172.8	163.78
# of Cores		4
# of Shader Units	128
Display	2560 x 1600 pixels	1920 x 1080 pixels

The frequency of the GPU does not always directly indicate its performance. To fully evaluate all the capabilities of a graphics chip, you should take into account the number of Shader Units and Cores, as well as how many GFlops it has.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite Mobile		16.5
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	10.8	41.7
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	19.6	27.5
Call of Duty: Mobile	11.9	24.6
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	7.4	34.6
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	11.9	51.5
Real Racing 3	29.4	48.1
Sniper 3D	43.1	60.5
Need for Speed No Limits	27.4	49.5
Mortal Kombat X	31.4	39.9
CSR Racing 2	23.5	35.8

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the gadget and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Antutu v10, 9 and GeekBench 6, 5.2 becnmarks.

Cameras

Camera resolution	21 MP	13 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	30
Video Encoding resolution	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD	FullHD
Codec support	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC	H.264

Networks and Navigation

Modem	Gobi MDM9x25	Intel XMM 7160
Download speed	150 MBit/s.	72 MBit/s.
Upload speed	20 MBit/s.	6 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Beidou, SBAS, Glonass, Galileo, QZSS
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 is better: 17
The number of parameters for which Intel Atom Z3590 is better: 21
You need to understand that you should not sightlessly trust the software comparison on the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of parallel testing and hear what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both chipsets Snapdragon 805 and Atom Z3590, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Snapdragon 805 SoC - all data

• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• 3DMark
• Antutu v10
• GeekBench 6, 5 mobile

• Snapdragon 805 specs and review.

Atom Z3590 SoC - all data

• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• GeekBench 6, 5 mobile
• Antutu v10
• 3DMark

• Atom Z3590 specs and review.